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Roughly 10% (around 3-4) of the founders of my 30+ angel investments send quarterly updates that are meaningful and thoughtful.

Another 30-40% send less frequent updates, but are ok.

The ones that drive me really crazy though are the ones that only send updates when they are about to try to raise a bridge.

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My philosophy is that the updates are not for the investors.

The best founders I know are the ones that use these updates as a forcing function to think critically and objectively about the health and direction of their business.

As an investor, that's all I hope to see. I'm not there to micromanage their choices.

Yeah, I can understand that, but I think it’s a missed opportunity for them to think critically and reflect. It’s too easy to churn and burn for a year and then wonder what happened.

I tried to clarify my reasoning here.

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Yeah, I can understand that, but I think it’s a missed opportunity for them to think critically and reflect. It’s too easy to churn and burn for a year and then wonder what happened.

I tried to clarify my reasoning here.

https://warpcast.com/barrycollier/0x768a8304

At pre-seed, pre-revenue or pre-prod style startups, I personally don’t care for an update unless it’s notable 6mo/1yr.

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Which ones? The founders that only send an update when they know they are going to need more money soon?